Instructions from Oliver Cromwell to John Leverett (written by James Nutley), 26 September 1656

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30.5 cm x 20.4 cm

From the Saltonstall family papers

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[The deletion of Cromwells signature, it is suggested, was done after
the restoration ] Oliver Pr.

Whereas wee have committed unto our Trusty and
welbeloved Colonell Thomas Temple the charge
custody
and government of our Forts of
St. John,
Port Royall, and
Pentacoet in
Acadia commonly called
Nova Scotia in
America, and the Martiall stores and provisions
there being
or thereunto belonging; Our will and pleasure therefore is,
That you deliver or cause to bee delivered unto the said
Thomas
Temple ymediatly upon his
arrivall there, the full and
peaceable possession of the said Forts, and of all the
Ordnance, Gunnes, Amunicon, and martiall
stores, and other
provisions of Victualls, Clothes, Barkes, Boates,
Shipps
and other thinges Whatsoever in the said Forts, or any of them,
being or of right belonging to this Commonwealth by a true
and just Inventary and Appraisement at indifferent
[rates?]
and just rates and values, and that the said Inventary and
Appraisement you doe with all convenient speed send
unto
Us or our Councell to the end the same may
bee entred
of Record, and brought to Accompt in our
Exchequer;
For which this shalbe a sufficient warrant; Given
under
our Signet at
Whitehall the
six and twentyeth day
of
September 1656.

To Captn John Leveret Governour in
chief
of our Forts of
St. John
Port Royall, and
Pentacoet in
Acadia commonly called
Nova
Scotia in America, and to his Lieutenant
and other the officers there, or any of them.